Session 2: Policy and legal framework for sustainable public procurement Sustainable timber purchasing
BUWAL / SAEFL Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape Products Section Ecological Purchasing Service Eveline Venanzoni, T +41 31 322 93 19 F +41 31 324 79 78 email: eveline.venanzoni@buwal.admin.ch www.produkte-umwelt.ch (-> Implementation of IPP)
Outline Sustainable development strategy 2002 Case study of sustainable timber purchasing Success factors for sustainable public procurement
Sustainable Development Strategy Swiss Federal Council publishes the 2002 strategy for Sustainable Development
2002 Strategy for Sustainable Development Area of action: financial policy Measure 4: Introduction of an integrated product policy To ensure that the principles of sustainable development are also put into practice in relation to products (goods and services), the Federal Council supports the introduction of an integrated product policy (IPP). Through the creation of a more favourable national and international framework, the Federal Council is seeking to shift public sector and consumer demand towards products that meet high economic, environmental and social standards. Throughout their life cycle (planning, production, use and disposal), products and services are to comply with stringent economic, environmental and social requirements....
Integrated Product Policy IPP Civil society (supply and demand side) Manufacturing Industry, Financial World, Trade and Industry, Consumers Product Life Cycle Approach Planning Raw Material Production Procurement Use Disposal Government/ Administration (regulation) environmental policy, procurement policy, economy and trade policy, finance policy, agricultural policy, product liability and standards policy, development policy, social policy, energy policy, transport policy, etc.
Implementation of the 2002 Sustainable Development Strategy Sub-area Public Procurement Clarification of the legal room for manoeuvre (overall control: Secretariat of the Procurement Commission) Creation of optimal conditions: revision of the Federal Law and Decree on Public Purchasing (overall control: Secretariat of the Procurement Commission) Making available tools, guidelines, information and training: GIMAP - an interactive handbook, new training concept, ecological product criteria (overall control: Competence Centre for Public Procurement)
Case study of sustainable timber purchasing Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Parliamentarian Initiative Response of the Swiss Federal Council Draft recommendation for purchaser Call for tender Award
Case study of sustainable timber purchasing Step 1 Parliamentarian Initiative Parliamentarian Initiative (05/10/2001) in the National Council requested the Government (Federal Council) to buy in the future only timber and timber products from sustainable forestry.
Case study of sustainable timber purchasing Step 2 Response of the Swiss Federal Council The Swiss Federal Council is willing to buy in the future timber and timber products from sustainable forestry. He wants to buy timber and timber products that are certified by an internationally accredited certification body such as FSC, PEFC and Q (Swiss label acknowledged by PEFC) He therefore asks for procurement recommendations that take into account all international obligations (e.g. WTO GPA)
Case study of sustainable timber purchasing Step 3 Draft recommendation for purchasers Overview over the three timber labels FSC, PEFC and Q Information for purchasers how to integrate the ecological criteria into a call for tender and how to appraise the bids Tangible blocks of text to integrate into calls for tender Advice on how to weight the ecological award criteria sustainable timber
Case study of sustainable timber purchasing Step 4 Call for tender (for new administrative building) Call for tender published on 02/07/2003 Minimum amount of timber that meets the criteria of one or several of the three labels as technical specification (spruce 80%, larch 50%, douglas 20%) Additional offered amount rated under the award criteria environmental aspects Award criteria: Environment 40% Price 30% Delivery date 20% References 10%
Case study of sustainable timber purchasing Step 5 Award Award published 17/10/2003 100 % of the offered timber has a label (FSC or Q)
Success factors for sustainable public procurement Strategy / Commitment Centralised procurement organisation Leading procurement body (authority to issue directives) Conducive legal framework Interdisciplinary co-operation of competent partners Handbooks, practical aids, ecological product criteria Training and information of the purchasers Raising awareness of all stakeholders involved in public purchasing
Links BKB (Procurement Commission): : www.admin.ch/beschaffung (G,F) SAEFL home page, products section: www.produkte-umwelt.ch (G,F,I,E) Swiss Sustainable Development Strategy 2002: www.are.admin.ch/are/en/nachhaltig/strategie/index.html (G,F,I,E) GIMAP: www.gimap.ch (G,F) Information on Eco-Labels: www.labelinfo.ch (G) KBOB: www.kbob.admin.ch (G,F,I) RUMBA (EMS in Federal Administration): www.rumba.admin.ch (G,F,I) IGöB: www.igoeb.ch (G,F) KöB: www.eco-bau.ch (G,F) G: German; F: Fench; I: Italian; E: English